Source: https://www.wilpf.org/the-ecocide-of-palestine/ The genocide in Palestine has become normalised. Yet, while we are watching people die, the bombs that are exploding and the destruction of infrastructure, farmland and water also constitute the ecocide of this ancient land. This blog highlights why the devastation of the environment is an important aspect of the genocidal violence being imposed by […]
Source: https://www.iiss.org/globalassets/media-library—content–migration/files/publications/military-balance/2025-military-balance/the-military-balance-2025_defence-spending-and-procurement-trends.pdf
Why we need to DEMILITARIZE DECARBONIZE DECOLONIZE Military Spending is Increasing While Poverty and Climate Change Worsens According to the Budget 2024, the federal government will increase funding for the Department of National Defence from $33 billion in 2024 to $49.5 billion by 2030. That’s a 35% increase over the next five years! In addition, […]
From September 16 to October 2, 2024, our member, Tamara Lorincz, was in Russia. In Saint Petersburg, Tamara attended the three-day Eurasian Women’s Forum and the BRICS Women’s Meeting with 2,000 women from 126 countries. The theme of the meeting was “Women Strengthening Trust and Cooperation.” At the forum, Tamara represented the Canadian Voice of […]
From September 8 to September 21, 2024, WALK4PEACE is taking place in Nova Scotia and across Canada to promote peace and disarmament. Participants are coming from Nova Scotia, across Canada, India and Japan. They are walking 200 km from Pugwash to Halifax, Nova Scotia ending on International Peace Day on September 21. Along the way […]
VOW and WILPF have sent joint letters to Prime Minister Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to express our opposition to Israel’s horrific genocide in Gaza and our grave concern about the immense suffering of the Palestinian people. We also appealed to them to reduce the risk of nuclear escalation through disarmament and dialogue […]
From July 4 to July 14, Tamara was in Washington D.C. to protest the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during its 75th anniversary summit and to participate in the “No to NATO, Yes to Peace” week of actions. She represented the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Canada (WILPF) and the Canadian Voice of Women […]
We invite people to join this free public event “What are the Consequences for Canada? NATO at 75, the Ukraine War, Russia, China and the Middle East” on Tuesday, July 23 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the James J. Brown Auditorium, Waterloo Main Public Library, 35 Albert St, Waterloo, Ontario. With speakers: Dr. Paul Robinson, Professor […]
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Canada and the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace have sent a joint letter to Governor General Mary Simon calling on her to oppose the federal government’s $38.6 billion plan plan to militarize the north through the new defence policy update entitled, Our North, Strong and Free: A […]
